Around the league (signings, RFAs injuries)

[Island Nucklehead]

Sounds like Chaput(RFA) and Wiercioch(UFA) won't be offered a contract and will both walk come July 1

Chaput has been dealt to Chicago for Tanner Kero.

[Strangelove]

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Bob McKenzie
@TSNBobMcKenzie

John Carlson on verge of re-signing in WSH. 8 year deal.

3:14 PM - 24 Jun 2018

Crap this means my man Mike Green will be the most sought out UFA dman. ..

[RoyalDude]

With OEL, Hanafin, Hamilton and Carlson off the table, teams will have to go the trade route for D-men. Tanev's stock rising?

[Strangelove]

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^Good point Dude.

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Pierre LeBron
@PierreVLeBron

So 8 x 8 for John Carlson to stay in Washington. The OEL contract ($8.25 M AAV) had a serious impact on the Carlson negotiation

Looks like $8M x 8 years for Carlson.

Salaries are shooting up, how awesome is that Tanev contract now?

Gonna hafta offer Green $7.5M-per on a 2 year deal for any chance WOOing him to Vancouver.

THEN trade Mr Tanev for something sweet.

[Strangelove]

https://twitter.com/Capitals/status/1011021530640285696

Washington Capitals
@Capitals

OFFICIAL: HE'S ALL OURS!

@JohnCarlson74 signs an eight-year contract to stay in Washington! Average annual value of $8 million.

[Richardstroker69]

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^Good point Dude.

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Pierre LeBron
@PierreVLeBron

So 8 x 8 for John Carlson to stay in Washington. The OEL contract ($8.25 M AAV) had a serious impact on the Carlson negotiation

Looks like $8M x 8 years for Carlson.

Salaries are shooting up, how awesome is that Tanev contract now?

Gonna hafta offer Green $7.5M-per on a 2 year deal for any chance WOOing him to Vancouver.

THEN trade Mr Tanev for something sweet.

Toronto is gonna have to unload cap on us if they’re truly in the hunt for Tavares. Nylander and Martin for tanev.

[SKYO]

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Bob McKenzie
@TSNBobMcKenzie

John Carlson on verge of re-signing in WSH. 8 year deal.

3:14 PM - 24 Jun 2018

Crap this means my man Mike Green will be the most sought out UFA dman. ..

lol yup Green now the #1 UFA dman this year.

Jack Johnson likely gets overpaid with honourable mention to Hickey and De Haan.

No one on that UFA dman list comes close to Tanev's level defensively or Edler's workhorse big hitter/pk/pp/ 30+pts play, kinda shows how hard it is to acquire these types of defensemen, why it might be in our best interest to keep these two high value dmen to work with Hughes, Juolevi and yes Stecher whom I still have some faith in to get better.

[Hockey Widow]

I’m liking the idea of keeping Tanev now IF Hughes plays with the Canucks this year. If he goes back to college I think we could get a decent return including pick(s) for next year. Edler I’d see if he’d waive at the TDD.

But certainly their is mentor ship value in keeping both Tanev and Edler for 1-2 years. Just want an extra pick or two.

[Meds]

I’m liking the idea of keeping Tanev now IF Hughes plays with the Canucks this year. If he goes back to college I think we could get a decent return including pick(s) for next year. Edler I’d see if he’d waive at the TDD.

But certainly their is mentor ship value in keeping both Tanev and Edler for 1-2 years. Just want an extra pick or two.

I wouldn’t be opposed to pulling a New Jersey at the draft. They were the hosts when we traded Schneider to them and drafted Horvat. If we could get a 1st for one of Edler or Tanev and then go into the draft with something in the top 15 (ours) and also something in the 15-20 range, then do it. If we’re making a TDD deal for one of them it’s a safe bet that we could squeeze a 2nd out of it as well if we threw in a later pick or a B prospect.

A top pairing D or top line F would be a big enough splash I think.

Isn’t next year boasting a weaker class of draftees too?

[SKYO]

The #Pens have re-signed Bryan Rust to a four-year contract.

The deal runs through the 2021.22 campaign, and it carries an average annual value of $3.5 million.

5'11 192lbs

Is an industrious winger with great speed and some streaky scoring ability. Is also a sound defensive player who can be trusted in key situations. Is tenacious on the forecheck. Can kill penalties.

Seems like a Burrows in his prime contract.


And J.T. Miller re-signed today.

We have re-signed J.T. Miller to a five-year contract worth $5.25 million per season.

[Hank]

Pens just dumped Conor Sheary & Matt Hunwick, two salaries (5.25 Million) for a conditional 4th rounder in 2019 from Buffalo.

That seems like a terrible return on the surface, giving the Sabres two gifts for nothing in order to clear some extra cap space. Must be looking at free agency for another run at the cup.

[ESQ]

I can't shake a feeling they're clearing space for Tavares...

[Reefer2]

I can't shake a feeling they're clearing space for Tavares...

Pens?

Holly hell in a hand basket, how could they afford him?

[ESQ]

I can't shake a feeling they're clearing space for Tavares...

Pens?

Holly hell in a hand basket, how could they afford him?

I think if they can move out their current #3 center Brassard, they can give Tavares $8 mil and have $5 mil to sign 3 depth forwards and a #6 dman.

They could maybe go 2 years on Tavares, but then he'd overlap with Guentzel's new contract, even though Hagelin's $3 mil is coming off the books.

After 2 years they have to re-up Murray so forget it.

[Puck]

It would be very NBA-like. Spend big bucks on another superstar and go win a championship. Why not, really? Blow it up afterwards.